RSpec: Only stub a method when a particular argument is passed
To only stub a method call if a given argument is used, but use the default implementation for other arguments:
object.should_receive(:some_method).and_call_original
object.should_receive(:some_method).with('my argument').and_return('other value')
Requires rspec-mocks 2.13+.
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